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| Costa Concordia: Search resumes for survivors | Costa Concordia: Search resumes for survivors |
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| Rescue efforts have resumed aboard the wrecked Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, off the coast of Tuscany. | Rescue efforts have resumed aboard the wrecked Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, off the coast of Tuscany. |
| Operations were suspended on Wednesday as the vessel shifted its position. More than 20 people are still missing. | Operations were suspended on Wednesday as the vessel shifted its position. More than 20 people are still missing. |
| Salavage operators are standing by to start pumping out fuel from the ship's tanks to avoid an environmental disaster. | |
| The vessel ran aground on Friday with some 4,200 people on board, killing at least 11 people. | |
| Filippo Marini, a coastguard spokesman, says the ship has now stabilised. | |
| "The tests during the night were positive and we have divers going down now," Mr Marini told reporters, AFP news agency says. | "The tests during the night were positive and we have divers going down now," Mr Marini told reporters, AFP news agency says. |
| "We will then use the micro-explosives to open more holes. They will enter inside the ship and search for more people." | "We will then use the micro-explosives to open more holes. They will enter inside the ship and search for more people." |
| On Wednesday, the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, admitted making a navigation mistake, Italian media reported. | On Wednesday, the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, admitted making a navigation mistake, Italian media reported. |
| Capt Schettino told investigators he had "ordered the turn too late" as the luxury ship sailed close to an island, according to a leaked interrogation transcript. | |
| The captain is under house arrest on suspicion of multiple manslaughter. Prosecutors have also accused him of fleeing the ship before evacuation was complete. | |
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